Alec Phillips, U.S. Political Economist in Global Investment Research at Goldman Sachs, discusses the major fiscal issues confronting policymakers in Washington in the coming months -- including the debate over the debt limit and the potential for a government shutdown – and how these issues might affect growth in the U.S. economy.

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The US Fiscal Debate: Less to Worry About, But Not Out of the Woods

On January 24, 2013, Goldman Sachs Research published a report on the debt limit debate in the U.S. Congress, entitled “The US Fiscal Debate: Less to Worry About, But Not Out of the Woods.”